Monthly Archives: April 2013

If the World Stinks, It’s Not God’s Fault

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Dr. J

This week we pass 13,000 pages in the Great Books Project. And I don’t care who you are; you have to admit that a program where you read Dante, Freud, and Plato all in the same week is at least … Continue reading →

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It Only Counts If Others Are Watching

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Dr. J

This week we are closing in on 13,000 pages of total reading in the Great Books Project. Simply typing that makes me tired. Here are the readings for the coming week: The Divine Comedy: Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri, Cantos I-XVI … Continue reading →

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Midway in the Journey of Our Life I Found Myself in a Dark Wood

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Dr. J

Have you noticed that reading the Great Books inevitably affects other areas of your life?For example, the most pressing question I’m dealing with after beginning Dante last week is whether this thing deserves my attention. (OK, actually that’s not the … Continue reading →

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What is “The Great Refusal”?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Dr. J

With all the comparisons between Popes Benedict XVI and Celestine V that have been floating around recently, I couldn’t help but take special note of a particular passage from Dante’s “Inferno,” which I’m reading this week as part of my … Continue reading →

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Time Preference and Interest

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Dr. J

Week 7 of the Mises Institute’s Home Study Course in Austrian Economics includes one audio lecture and three book chapters dealing with time preference and interest. “Time Preference and Interest” by Jeffrey Herbener: This lecture has a good summary of Ludwig … Continue reading →

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Being an Emperor’s Heir is a Dangerous Job

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Dr. J

While I wasn’t paying attention last week, we passed the 3,000-page mark in the Man and Society category of the Great Books Project. We should hit 13,000 pages overall in the next few weeks. Here are the readings for the … Continue reading →

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